Major Gen. N. P. Banks.

PrinterPrinted by E.B. & E.C. Kellogg American, 1840 - 1867

PublisherPublished by E.B. & E.C. Kellogg American, 1840 - 1867

PublisherPublished by George Whiting American, 1820 - 1862

Date1861-1865

MediumLithography; printer's ink and watercolor on wove paper

DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 11 3/4 x 8in. (29.8 x 20.3cm)
Sheet (height x width): 14 3/16 x 11 3/16in. (36 x 28.4cm)

ClassificationsGraphics

Credit LineGift of Samuel St. John Morgan

DescriptionThree-quarter-length portrait of a man in military uniform with epaulets, gloves, and a belt with "U.S." on the buckle. His left hand rests on the hilt of a sword. He has a mustache.

Object number1950.117.0

InscribedOn recto, lithographed title beneath image, "MAJOR GEN. N.P. BANKS."

On verso, inscribed in purple ink, upper left, "771". Inscribed in pencil: lower left, "Print / Box 6 / #34". "317 [in circle]"; lower right, "consv CPC 1987" "Dwr 3" and accession number.NotesSubject Note: Major General Nathaniel Prentiss Banks (1816-1894) was a Union general during the Civil War.

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